Infrared (IR) spectra were measured for cellulose I
prepared from t
he mantle of
Halocynthia roretzi over atemperature range of 30-260
C to explore t
he temperature-dependent changes in hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) int
he crystal. Structural changes at t
he phase transition temperature of 220
C are elucidated at t
he functional grouplevel by perturbation-correlation moving-window two-dimensional (PCMW2D) correlation spectroscopy. T
hePCMW2D correlation spectra show that t
he intensities of bands arising from O3-H3···O5 and O2-H2···O6intrachain H-bonds dramatically decrease at 220
C, w
hereas t
he intensity changes of bands due to interchainH-bonds are not observed adequately. T
hese results suggest that t
he phase transition is induced by t
he dissociationof t
he O3-H3···O5 and O2-H2···O6 intrachain H-bonds. However, t
he interchain H-bonds are not so muchresponsible for t
he transition directly.